The Australian Football League wishes to advise it has recently become aware of a matter regarding the contracting of player Kurt Tippett to the Adelaide Crows in 2009, to cover the 2010 – 2012 AFL seasons.

The AFL is still in the process of investigating this matter and how it relates to the operation of the AFL Player Rules. The AFL has no further update to provide at this time.

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Patrick Keane

AFL Media Manager